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- from "The LaCrosse Tribune", 24 Jan 1990 (LaCrosse Public Library)
ERNEST A TANGEN
Ernest A. Tangen, 74, of Bremerton, Wash., and formerly of La Crosse, died in his home on Saturday, Jan. 20, 1990. He was born in Fargo, N.D., on May 27, 1915 to Evan and Emma (Hanson) Tangen. He married the former Geraldine Volz on Feb. 28, 1955, en Eau Claire, Wis. She preceded him in death on Aug. 6, 1984. He was raised in La Crosse until graduating from Logan High School. He was employed for many years at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyards in Bremerton and, for a period of time, had worked on the Alaskan Pipeline. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Donald (Corrine) Hegy of La Crosse; three nieces and seven nephews. In addition to his wife, he is preceded in death by a sister, Florence Brennan, in 1979. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. from the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crosse. The Rev. Joseph Follmar will officiate. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from noon until the time of the services.
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